{"id":1161563,"date":"2020-09-17T16:31:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T15:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1161563"},"modified":"2020-09-17T16:31:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T15:31:18","slug":"rodrigo-de-paul-udinese-talisman-leeds-bielsa","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/rodrigo-de-paul-udinese-talisman-leeds-bielsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigo de Paul: The versatile Udinese talisman has his fingers crossed over Leeds Utd transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leeds United have already\u00a0smashed\u00a0their club-record transfer this summer with the signing of Valencia forward Rodrigo, but could they be about to break it again?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The West Yorkshire club marked their return to the Premier League with an attack-versus-attack extravaganza at Anfield, with Marcelo Bielsa pitting his wits against Jurgen Klopp. The seesawing contest saw Liverpool walk away with all three points in a 4-3 win, but Leeds set out their stall for the season.<\/p>\n

They may be a newly-promoted club but it would appear that Bielsa has instilled a top-flight mentality in his players: they are not going to be intimidated by any club, or stadium, even the reigning Premier League champions.<\/p>\n

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    Not that many thought otherwise, but it’s clear Leeds are not just in the Premier League to make up the numbers. The signing of Rodrigo has already illustrated their intent for the campaign, and they are now in the market for another of Europe’s most sought-after forwards.<\/p>\n

    Udinese talisman Rodrigo de Paul has been heavily linked with a move to Elland Road this summer, and that potential transfer to West Yorkshire gained serious traction earlier this week after the Argentina international dropped a major bombshell on social media.<\/p>\n

    After Leeds fanzine ‘The Square Ball’ revealed that De Paul wants to join Bielsa’s side, with the two clubs yet to reach a transfer agreement, the 26-year-old tweeted back: “Yes”, accompanied by a fingers-crossed emoji, before\u00a0<\/span>promptly deleting the message.<\/p>\n

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    De Paul has just deleted it… transfers news are not for social media ?? #LUFC<\/a> #transfers<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/U0LZcStZfi<\/a><\/p>\n

    — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n